Deus Vult Definition & Meaning

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Deus vult American [de-oos voolt] / ˈdɛ us ˈvult / Latin.

1. God wills (it): cry of the Crusaders.

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A former member of the Minnesota National Guard, he has a tattoo on his bicep reading “Deus Vult”, a latin phrase meaning “God wills it”, a rallying cry for Christian crusaders in the Middle Ages.

From BBC

Security video recorded Gulick spray-painting the phrase “Deus Vult,” a Latin expression meaning “God wills it,” in red letters on the front of a Planned Parenthood facility in Newark shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 3 of last year.

From Washington Times

Gulick was also identified through social media posts attributed to him, including the phrase “Deus vult” and multiple anti-abortion posts.

From Fox News

Security video recorded Gulick spray-painting the phrase “Deus Vult,” a Latin expression meaning “God wills it,” in red letters across the Newark building’s exterior on Friday, the U.S. attorney’s release said.

From Washington Times

The words "Saracen Go Home" and the term "Deus Vult", translated from Latin as "God Willing", were painted on two walls of the mosque in Cumbernauld.

From BBC

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